EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. (English); 7:00 p.m. (Español)

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (English); 11:30 a.m. (Español)

Daily Masses 12 noon Tuesday through Friday

9:00 a.m. Monday & Wednesday at Fr. Gabriel’s home

Holy Days of Obligation 7:00 p.m. Vigil (English)

12 Noon (English) & 7:00 p.m. (Español) DEVOTIONS

Eucharistic Adoration Sunday 12:30 through Saturday 4:30 p.m.

Rosary: Friday 6:00 p.m. (chapel)

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH/MARZO 1, 2020

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Catholic Church

SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS Iglesia Católica

328-B Woodsway Lane NW • Lenoir, NC 28645-4356

W : http://www.stfrancislenoir.com • E- : stfrancislenoir@charter.net

C O (828) 754-5281 R (828) 394-8412 Office Hours: Mon./Tues./Thur.: 10 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Wednesday: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

PASTOR: Rev. Stephen M. Hoyt RETIRED: Rev. Gabriel Meehan 757-9174 DEACON: Rev. Mr. Stephen Pickett DEACON: Rev. Mr. Dario Garcia 228-6622

P C Freddie Rivero, Chair 758-5245

P S Jessica Albanil (Esp) 754-5281

F F Amy Tarr, Co-ordinator 758-8871 e-mail: tarr4life@yahoo.com Classes 6 p.m.

R C I / RICA Regina Clark 850-0525 Candelaria Vasquez (Esp) 396-3614

Y M Gerardo Cruz Nava 394-8469

H M Silvia Echeverria 729-4048 Antonio Hernandez 292-0730

P P L Regina Spika rrspika143@aol.com 874-1077 Rita Morweiser 728-2269

K C Ivan Cruz 217-9490

E English Women: Pam Barbour 729-7118 Spanish Women: Demetria Reyes 403-0016 Maria Hernandez 390-0238 Araceli Lozano 929-5760 Spanish Men: Leonel Gomez 215-9359 Ramon Hernandez 610-3085 Alejandro Agustin 475-9979

SACRAMENTS Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment Baptisms: Contact the church office Marriages: Contact the church office at least 6 months in advance

N P S V St. Francis warmly welcomes you. Please let us know how we can serve you. We invite you to participate in the activities listed in this bulletin and encourage you to register as soon as possible. Registration forms are available in the church or office.

Fresh flowers are provided each week by: GREER-MCELVEEN

Funeral Home (Delicate Touch Florist)

One does not live on bread alone.

This Week at St. Francis of Assisi Mass, Intentions and Activities

Monday/lunes - 3/02 No Mass/No Misa • 5:45-9pm - Misión Cuaresmal (sala de la iglesia)

Tuesday/martes - 3/03 • 12pm - Mass/ Misa

Intention: For those suffering with mental illness • School Building Cleaning

• 5:45-9pm - Misión Cuaresmal (sala de la iglesia)

Wednesday/miercoles - 3/04 • 10am - Bible Study (Ephesians), School Building

• 12pm - Mass (English) Intention: For our Seminarians

• 5:45-9pm - Misión Cuaresmal (sala de la iglesia)

• 6pm - Faith Formation Class/Clase de formación de fe • 7:15pm - Mass/Misa (Bilingual) Intention: For the families of our parish Intención: Para las familias de nuestra parroquia

Thursday/jueves - 3/05 • 9-10am - Lay Apostle Gathering, Conf. Rm. • 12pm - Mass/Misa Intention: For victims of human trafficking • 5:45-9pm - Misión Cuaresmal (sala de la iglesia) • 6:30pm - Men’s Group Meeting, St. Dominic Savio Rm.

Friday/viernes - 3/06 • 11am - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction • 12pm - Mass/Misa Intention: For those on our parish prayer list • 1pm - Confessions / Confesiones • 5:45-9pm - Misión Cuaresmal (sala de la iglesia) • 6pm - Stations of the Cross (Eng.), Church • 6:30-9pm - Emaus Women, St. Dominic Savio Rm. • 7pm - Estaciones de la Cruz,

Saturday/sábado - 3/07 • 9am-4:45pm - Theology of the Soul, Church Hall • 3:30pm - Confessions /Confesiones • 5pm - Mass/Misa Intention: For the families of our parish • 7pm - Mass/Misa Intención: Para las familias de nuestra parroquia • 10pm - Prayer Group, Church Hall

Sunday/domingo - 3/08 • 9am - Mass/Misa • Intention: Stella Lysko • 10am - Social (Hall) • 10am - RCIA Conf. Rm. • 10:15am - Sacramental Prep (School Bldg) • 11:30am - Mass/Misa Intención: +David Aguilar Hernandez

Mon: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46

Tues: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15

Wed: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32

Thurs: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12

Fri: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26

Sat: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48

Sun: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9

Daily Readings - March 2 - 8

Gospel / Evangelio

Jesus resistio las tres tentaciones que le puso el demonio. Cuando el diablo se dio por vencido, los angeles vinieron a servier a Jesus.

***** After Jesus fasted for forty and nights in the desert, the devil tem-pted him in three ways. Through all these, Jesus resisted temptation and remained faithful to the Lord God. When the devil left, angels came and ministered to Jesus.

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Our Faith In Action / Nuestra Fe En Acción

Your pledge to the Diocesan Support Appeal is shared with the educational, multicultural, vocational, hous-ing, and social service ministries of the diocese. Thou-sands of people depend on your generosity. You may complete a pledge envelope and return it to the Parish Office or go to charlottediocese.org/dsa to make a gift online.

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Su donación a la campaña DSA se distribuirá a los mi-nisterios educativo, multicultural, vocacional, de vi-vienda y social de la diócesis. Miles de personas de-penden de su generosidad.

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Penance Services / Servicios de Penitencia

Mar. 9 - St. Phillip’s, Statesville, 7pm Mar. 23 – St. Aloysius, 6:30pm Mar. 24 – St. Francis, 6:30pm Mar. 30 – St. Joseph’s, Newton, 6:30pm

Lent at St. Francis We’ve put together a list of resources and sched-uled activities to support your Lenten journey. Be sure to pick up your copy of the pamphlet: Lent at St. Francis of Assisi. It is available in the Narthex. Bonus: Pick up your bookmark. Did you know the church purchased a gift for all parishioners? It’s a subscription to FORMED.org where you can access, for FREE, thousands of movies, programs, audio, and books instantly. To aid you in accessing your FORMED account, bookmarks listing login details are available in the Narthex. Additional Weekly Events for Lent: 1) Wednesday Evening Mass - 7:15pm (Bilingual) 2) Sacrament of Reconciliation - Fridays at 1pm 3) Stations of the Cross, Fridays at 6pm, (English)

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Cuaresma en San Francisco Hemos reunido una lista de recursos y activida-des programadas para apoyar su viaje de Cuar-esma. Asegúrese de recoger su copia del folleto: Cuaresma en San Francisco de Asís. Está dis-ponible en la entrada de la iglesia.

Extra: recoga su marcador de libros. ¿Sabía que la igle-sia compró un regalo para todos los feligreses? Es una sus-cripción a FORMED.org donde puede acceder, GRATIS, a miles de películas, programas, audio y libros al instante. Para ayudarlo a acceder a su cuenta FORMADA, los detalles de inicio de sesión con marcadores están disponi-bles en la entrada de la iglesia. Eventos Semanales Adicionales para la Cuaresma: 1) Misa del miércoles por la tarde - 7:15 pm (bilingüe) 2) Sacramento de la Reconciliación - viernes a la 1pm 3) Estaciones de la Cruz, viernes a las 7pm, (Español)

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Es el día 16 de la Consagración de 33 días a San José

Esperamos que esté creciendo en su conocimiento y amor de San José. Esto es lo que Santo Tomás de Aquino dice acerca de San José: "“Hay muchos santos a quienes Dios les ha dado el poder de ayudarnos en las necesidades de la vida, pero el poder dado a San José es ilimitado: se extiende a todas nuestras necesidades, y todos los que lo invocan con confianza segura-mente sera escuchado."

Lenten Mission There’s Still Time to Participate!

The previous sessions of “10 Steps to Lasting Healing” were fantastic! Please join us for the remaining dates: Saturday, Mar. 7 & 14; Time: 9am to 4:45pm; Location: Church Hall No cost; bring your own lunch (light refreshments & sem-inar materials provided)

****** La Misión Cuaresmal

Comienza el lunes 2 de marzo Fechas: de 2 al 6 de marzo (lunes a viernes) Hora: 5:45pm a 9pm Donde: Iglesia Católica San Francisco de Asís, (en el Salón) *Pedimos que solo asistan adultos, jóvenes y niños mayor-es de 8 años. Sin costo (botanas y materiales del seminario provisto)

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The Spirituality of Mother Teresa

The Catholic Conference Center invites you to a captivat-ing program for Lent. Explore the spirituality of Mother Teresa and learn how her life’s example may guide us in our own spiritual journey. For details go to: www.catholicconference.org/lent

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God’s Ever Present Love

Are you or a loved one seeking healing from the effects of a past abortion? Rachel’s Vineyard Weekend Retreat cre-ates a healing environment of prayer and forgiveness. The retreat works to reconnect individuals to themselves, their friends, and family and to realize God’s ever present love. There is an upcoming retreat in our diocese on March 13-15. Please contact Jackie Childers: 980-241-0251 / Jackie.childers1@gmail.com or Jessica Grabowski: 704-370-3229 / jrgrabowski@charlottediocese.org __________________________________

It’s Day 16 of the 33-Day Consecration to St. Joseph

We hope you are growing in your knowledge and love of St. Joseph. Did you know you can access, FREE, Catholic radio and tv programs through EWTN? You can watch or listen live as well as archived content. For archived programs go to EWTN.com, select ON DEMAND. You may find the fol-lowing archived show informative and inspiring. EWTN Live—02-13-2020: Informative interview with Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, about St. Joseph and the 33-day Consecration. Fr. Calloway authored the book, 33-day Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father. Enjoy!

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